Gardner v. Kendrick

Plaintiff, Bertha Gardner, appeals from a summary judgment dismissing her complaint. We affirm.

On January 8, 1969, plaintiff slipped and fell on a snow and ice-covered public sidewalk in front of a house owned by defendant, Leo Kendrick, within the city of Yakima. Plaintiff alleges she suffered injury as a result of her fall., Yakima Municipal Ordinance 8.88.010 1 requires the owner or occupant of a house or other building within the fire limits of the city to clear sidewalks in front of such buildings by 8 a.m. following a snowfall and to keep them conveniently free of snow and ice during…